Exploring Helping Verbs in Grammar

The video tutorial discusses the functions of verbs, focusing on helping verbs, also known as auxiliary verbs. It explains how these verbs assist other verbs in establishing facts about a sentence, particularly in terms of time. The tutorial provides examples using the character Brian to illustrate different uses of helping verbs, such as 'is eating,' 'has eaten,' and 'was eating.' The video concludes with a brief overview of how helping verbs influence sentence meaning.

What is another term for 'helping verbs'?

• Action verbs

• Linking verbs

• Modal verbs

• Auxiliary verbs

Which verbs are primarily considered as helping verbs?

• To eat and to drink

• To run and to jump

• To see and to hear

• To have and to be

What is the primary function of helping verbs?

• To show actions

• To help other verbs

• To link concepts

• To describe nouns

What does 'Brian is eating a pizza' suggest?

• It's happening now

• It happened in the past

• It will happen in the future

• It never happened

What does 'Brian has eaten a pizza' imply?

• He is currently eating

• He finished eating in the past

• He will eat in the future

• He is thinking about eating

What tense is demonstrated by 'Brian was eating a pizza'?

• Present continuous

• Past continuous

• Present perfect

• Future perfect

What does 'Brian had been eating a pizza' indicate?

• Habitual action

• Future action

• Completed action in the past

• Ongoing action in the past

What aspect of sentences do helping verbs usually establish?

• Voice

• Tense

• Person

• Mood

How do helping verbs modify the meaning of sentences?

• By adding action

• By linking concepts

• By changing the tense

• By describing states

Which of the following is not a function of verbs mentioned in the video?

• Helping other verbs

• Showing actions

• Linking concepts

• Describing adjectives